Child{40 s liquid spill container

ABSTRACT

A device for preventing a liquid dribbling from a child&#39;&#39;s chin while the child is drinking from a glass, the device comprising a container securable by means of a band to a side of the drinking vessel and into which the dribbling liquid drops, thereby not soiling the child&#39;&#39;s garment.

United States Patent [151 3,696,965 Napper [451 Oct. 10, 1972 [54] CHILD'S LIQUID SPILL CONTAINER 445,569 2/1891 Morningstar ..215/ 100.5 [72] Inventor: Jack C. Napper, 3815 Volk Avenue, N

g Beach Calif. 90808 FOREIGN PATENTS .OR APPLlCATlO S Filed: Jan. 15 1971 300,303 7/1954 Switzerland ..215/ 100.5

[21] Appl. No.: 106,849 Primary Examiner-M. Henson Wood, Jr.

Assistant Examiner-Edwin D. Grant [52] U.S. Cl ..220/90.4 215/ 100.5, 220/DIG. 5 5| 1m. C1. ..A47g 19/22 [571 ABSTRACT [58] Field of Search ..220/90.2,90.4, DIG. 5; A device f preventing a quid dribbling f a 215/100-5 child's chin while the child is drinking from a glass, the device comprising a container securable by means [56] References Cited of a band to a side of the drinking vessel and into UNITED S ES PATENTS which the dribbling liquid drops, thereby not soiling the childs garment. 3,279,638 10/1966 Merry ..215/100.5

134,302 12/ 1872 Miller ..220/DIG. 5 1 Claim, 4 Drawing Figures PAIENTEnncT 10 I912 FIG.3

lNVENTOR Jack C. Nopper childs chin dropping down upon the childs garment and soiling the same while the child is drinking from a glass or paper cup.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a childs liquid spill container which can be readily fitted around any conventional drinking vessel of various size.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid spill container which can be attractively colored and decorated so as to appeal to small children.

Other objects of the present invention are to provide a child s liquid spill container which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.

These and other objects will be readily evident upon a study of the following specification and the accompa nying drawing wherein:

FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of the present invention shown attached to a drinking glass,

FIG. 2 is a side elevation view thereof,

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, and

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary side elevation view thereof shown in operative use while a child is drinking from a glass.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the reference numeral represents a childs liquid spill container according to the present invention wherein there is a container 11 which is permanently secured to a band 12.

The container 11 is provided with a depression 13 upon the top thereof, the depression having an upstanding wall 14 around all sides thereof except at the side which is positioned against a side wall 15 of a drinking glass 16.

This side 17 of the container is of arcuate configuration, as shown in FIG. 3, so that it can rest flush against the glass side 15.

The band 12 is comprised of a pair of flexible expandable plastic members 18, each one of which grasps around opposite sides of the glass 16 so as to frictionally hold thereagainst and thus support the container at a relatively high position along the side wall 15 of the glass so that the same is relatively close to the upper edge 19 of the glass.

The band, like the container 11 can be attractively colored so as to appeal to the children.

It is to be noted that the upper edge of the upstanding side wall 14 around the depression 13 extends relatively higher along a front edge than along the side edges, as shown particularly in FIG. 2 of the drawing.

In operative use, when a child 20 drinks a liquid 21 from the glass 16, he places his lips 22 against the glass upper edge 19 and tilts the glass, as shown in FIG. 4 of the drawing, with the liquid spill container 10 being attached to the glass 16, the child may now have any liquid drip from his lips and his chin 23 downward into the depression 13, thereby preventing the liquid from spilling on the childs clothing. Thus a useful device has been provided for small children while learning to drink liquids from a glass.

What I now claim is: 1. In a cholds liquid spill container, the combination of an assembly comprised of a container and a band integral with said container, said container comprising a member made of molded plastic material and being attractively colored so to appear to small children, said container having a depression upon the upper sides thereof and into which said dripping liquids may fall, said container being of a sufficiently large enough size in width and breadth across a mouth of said depression so a chin of a drinker may fit there into during a drinking operation, said band comprising a pair of arcuate opposite tongues formed by an open circular band element made of flexible expandable plastic material, and said tongues being adaptable for being fitted around the outer side of said glass for frictionally holding there against and retaining said container in an operative position relatively close to an upper edge of said glass.

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1. In a chold''s liquid spiLl container, the combination of an assembly comprised of a container and a band integral with said container, said container comprising a member made of molded plastic material and being attractively colored so to appear to small children, said container having a depression upon the upper sides thereof and into which said dripping liquids may fall, said container being of a sufficiently large enough size in width and breadth across a mouth of said depression so a chin of a drinker may fit there into during a drinking operation, said band comprising a pair of arcuate opposite tongues formed by an open circular band element made of flexible expandable plastic material, and said tongues being adaptable for being fitted around the outer side of said glass for frictionally holding there against and retaining said container in an operative position relatively close to an upper edge of said glass. 